The Curacao Tourist Board named André Rojer, a Curacao native, to the post of marketing manager, North America. Rojer has worked with the Curacao Tourist Board for more than five years, having previously served as the marketing coordinator in the Northeast Curacao Tourist Board office and prior to that as the sales and marketing representative in the Miami office.

Chef Alain Ducasse is opening his first restaurant in the Caribbean, miX on the beach, the signature restaurant at the new W Retreat & Spa, Vieques Island located eight miles off the east coast of Puerto Rico. The restaurant, which opens March 25, will offer a menu prepared with the finest technique, exploring Latino-Caribbean flavors with an artful French twist.

The Arikok National Park of Aruba unveiled a new visitor’s centre after its three-year makeover. The centre includes headquarters for the nearly 40 rangers who patrol the park and a souvenir shop for visitors.

The reconstruction effort by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and Regional Tourism Interests to develop Haiti’s tourism sector will be guided by Jamaica’s Master Plan for the Sustainable Development of the Tourism Industry.

The U.S. Travel Association (USTA) is offering new ammunition in its battle in Congress to pass a comprehensive U.S. Travel Promotion Act. A new report by the USTA in conjunction with Oxford Economics shows that the drop in overseas travel to the United States since 2000 has cost the U.S. 440,000 jobs and more than $500 billion in total travel-related spending.

The U.S. Travel Association (USTA) is offering new ammunition in its battle in Congress to pass a comprehensive U.S. Travel Promotion Act. A new report by the USTA in conjunction with Oxford Economics shows that the drop in overseas travel to the United States since 2000 has cost the U.S. 440,000 jobs and more than $500 billion in total travel-related spending.